This is a song about my codependency to a Borderline personality disordered person

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I was going to post in Musicians..but I feel like it belongs here where it can truly be understood.

The video, "Chalk Dust and Roses," tells a story of an intense, passionate love that ultimately collapses. The narrative unfolds through phases, reflecting the speaker's experience with a relationship characterized by the "adoration and devaluation" often associated with borderline personality disorder, as mentioned in the video's description.

Initially, the speaker describes the euphoria of meeting someone new (0:17) who brings vibrancy to their quiet world. They felt an instant connection, believing they had found their "soulmate" (1:36-1:43) and experiencing intense passion (1:50-1:53). This period is depicted with imagery of "chalk dust and roses" and building a "shining castle" (0:42-0:52).

However, this "adoration phase" quickly gives way to "devaluation" (2:25). The silence falls, the connection is lost, and words become "shards of glass" (2:38-2:41). The loved one transforms "from angel to a stranger" (2:52-2:58), leaving the speaker in emotional wreckage (3:00-3:03).

The video concludes with a sense of loss and forgotten dreams (3:35-3:42), as the love, once grand, slips away "like grains of sand" (3:57-4:01).

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Here is a much better version

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